Stereo Total Baby Ouh!

French/German duo Stereo Total has been combining synth pop, new wave, dance music, and indie pop since the mid '90s, and their latest album seems to find these vets in a properly self-possessed place. Doing pretty much whatever tickles their fancy, they've included some covers of tunes by their favorite artists, including Brigitte Fontaine, and they've assembled a guest list of a whole slew of their friends and co-conspirators, from Can "Khan" Oral to the Original Upper Kreuzberg Nose Flute Orchestra. Yeah, that's right.

Abstract by Jim Allen